By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 69-year-old man was airlifted to a Seattle hospital this morning after he was struck by a large limb at a logging site in Salkum.
Firefighters were called just after 9 a.m. to residential property just north of the 2200 block of U.S. Highway 12 where they found the victim semi-conscious, according to Lewis County Fire District 8.
Fire Chief Duran McDaniel said they think the large dead piece of a maple tree was shaken loose from the vibrations of a piece of logging equipment passing by. Its operator got down, sawed the limb and got it removed from the man, McDaniel said.
The patient was picked up by a helicopter at Salkum’s main station and flown to Harborview Medical Center, McDaniel said.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
My Husband Jerry and I have known John for over 30 years, He was a really good friend and our family will miss him very much.
/KENNETH J YUCHA- I’m so sorry for your loss of your good friend,,and send my prayers to u and his family,plz… God got another angel
The 69 year old man was John B. Leonard, he died on his trip to Seattle in that helicopter. He was an icon in the logging industry and will be missed by many, including myself. I drove a log truck for John and knew him for many years.